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| 112-sres-630 | 112 | sres | 630 | A resolution congratulating the Navy and the current and former officers and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) on completion of the 26th and final deployment of the vessel. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2013-01-02 | 2013-01-02 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8668; text as passed Senate: CR S8668; text of measure as introduced: CR S8666) | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the Navy and the many crews of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) (Enterprise) on having provided the United States an incalculable service in international relations and engagement and in the prevention and winning of armed conflicts over the 51-year period of its service. Honors the service and memory of: (1) the 117 sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country while serving onboard the Enterprise, including the 30 who were killed in action during the Vietnam War; and (2) the 22 Enterprise sailors who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam War, the 3 who died while in captivity, and the 3 still listed as missing-in-action. Congratulates the nearly 100,000 current and former sailors and thousands of current and former Marines who have served on the Enterprise and thanks them for their selfless sacrifice in service to the United States. | 2019-02-20T22:52:04Z | |
| 112-hr-6690 | 112 | hr | 6690 | To limit the Secretary of the Air Force from retiring or transferring certain aircraft of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] | IA | R | L000111 | 11 | Bars the Secretary of the Air Force from divesting, retiring, or transferring to any Air Force aircraft assigned to units of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve as of December 31, 2012, until Congress receives: (1) the reports required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 concerning an analysis of the costs of deployable units of the active components and the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and (2) the report of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 concerning a comprehensive study on the structure of the Air Force. Allows the divestment or retirement of C-5A aircraft if such aircraft is replaced through a transfer of C-5B, C-5M, or C-17 mobility aircraft in order to maintain all Guard and Reserve units at current or higher assigned manpower levels to operate the aircraft so transferred. | 2019-02-20T22:44:11Z | |
| 112-s-3702 | 112 | s | 3702 | SERV Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 3 | Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services. Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts. | 2019-11-15T21:55:29Z | |
| 112-s-3692 | 112 | s | 3692 | Save Our Students Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-19 | 2012-12-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Save Our Students Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide funds to states submitting specified plans for the National Guard to supplement state and local efforts to keep schools safe from violence. | 2019-02-20T23:45:01Z | |
| 112-sconres-65 | 112 | sconres | 65 | A concurrent resolution congratulating the Navy and the current and former officers and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) on completion of the 25th and final deployment of the vessel. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-19 | 2012-12-19 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8206) | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 2 | Congratulates the Navy and the many crews of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) (Enterprise) on having provided the United States an incalculable service in international relations and engagement and in the prevention and winning of armed conflicts over the 51-year period of its service. Honors the service and memory of: (1) the 121 sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country while serving onboard the Enterprise, including the 30 that were killed in action during the Vietnam War; and (2) the 20 Enterprise sailors who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam War, the 3 who died while in captivity, and the 5 still listed as missing-in-action. Congratulates the nearly 100,000 current and former sailors who have served on the Enterprise and thanks them for their selfless sacrifice in service to the United States. | 2019-02-20T22:45:59Z | |
| 112-sres-625 | 112 | sres | 625 | A resolution recognizing the January 12, 2013, opening of the United States Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and supporting plans for other educational pavilions and initiatives. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-19 | 2012-12-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8233-8234; text as passed Senate: CR S8233-8234; text of measure as introduced: CR S8205-8206) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes and applauds the planned January 12, 2013, opening of the United States Freedom Pavilion: the Boeing Center, an iconic pavilion and a major feature of the America's National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Recognizes the generous assistance received from private individuals and specified private and public entities committed to offering a lasting tribute to the achievements of the United States in World War II. Expresses support for the mission of the National World War II Museum as to the preservation of democratic values, the understanding of U.S. history and founding principles, and the education of future generations about the relevance of the War experience to the past and future of the United States. | 2019-02-20T22:52:02Z | |
| 112-s-3689 | 112 | s | 3689 | Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Program for the awarding of grants to certain nonprofit organizations to assist them in establishing and operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain visual, hearing, or mobility disabilities. Requires such Secretaries to determine whether such assistance for members or veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury would be appropriate, taking into account the findings of a specified study conducted under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. Defines the term "assistance dog" to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense. | 2019-02-20T23:45:00Z | |
| 112-s-3670 | 112 | s | 3670 | Conditioning United States-Egypt Military Exercises Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-12 | 2012-12-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 0 | Conditioning United States-Egypt Military Exercises Act of 2012 - Prohibits FY2013 funds from being used for U.S. participation in joint military exercises with Egypt if, during FY2013, Egypt abrogates, terminates, or withdraws from the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty. Authorizes the President to waive such limitation if the President certifies to Congress that the waiver is in U.S. national security interests. | 2021-12-20T13:53:44Z | |
| 112-s-3668 | 112 | s | 3668 | Bradley Fighting Vehicle Sustainment Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-10 | 2012-12-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 1 | Bradley Fighting Vehicle Sustainment Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study on the quantitative and qualitative impacts of a production break for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. | 2021-12-20T13:53:44Z | |
| 112-s-3663 | 112 | s | 3663 | A bill to reassert the proper role of Congress in closing or realigning military installations. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-06 | 2012-12-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 1 | Revises provisions concerning a required congressional notification and waiting period prior to the closure or realignment of a military installation by the Department of Defense (DOD) to instead prohibit, absent specific legislative authorization, any realignment involving a reduction of the lesser of: (1) 100 or more combined military and civilian personnel, or (2) 50% of the highest number of such personnel assigned to that installation during any of the previous four years. Allows only the Secretary of Defense (under current law, either such Secretary or the Secretary of the military department concerned) to provide such notification, and to include a description of the alternatives considered, an estimate of the number of military, civilian, and contractor personnel affected, and a plan to provide support for affected communities. Excepts from such requirements the relocation of personnel or functions required to support the deployment of members of the Armed Forces, as long as such personnel and functions are returned to the installation after the deployment. Includes as a military installation, for purposes of such requirements: (1) any public land under Bureau of Land Management control that is withdrawn and reserved for military training and testing, and (2) any leased space in which more than 300 combined military and civilian personnel are housed. | 2022-02-03T05:53:22Z | |
| 112-sres-611 | 112 | sres | 611 | A resolution designating December 15, 2012, as "Wreaths Across America Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-06 | 2012-12-06 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7688; text as passed Senate: CR S7688; text of measure as introduced: CR S7687) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates December 15, 2012, as Wreaths Across America Day. Honors the Wreaths Across America project, the Patriot Guard Riders, and all of the volunteers and donors involved in this worthy tradition of placing holiday wreaths at national cemeteries and veterans' memorials. Recognizes the sacrifices our veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and their families have made, and continue to make, for our nation. | 2019-02-20T22:51:55Z | |
| 112-hr-6635 | 112 | hr | 6635 | TRICARE Protection Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-05 | 2012-12-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | OR | R | W000791 | 2 | TRICARE Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense committees setting forth Department of Defense (DOD) policy on the future availability of TRICARE Prime (a DOD managed health care program) for eligible beneficiaries in all TRICARE regions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify beneficiaries whom the Secretary determines will not retain primary care provider access under newly awarded TRICARE contracts, and (2) implement a plan to ensure that such beneficiaries will retain access that meets TRICARE access standards. | 2019-02-20T22:43:30Z | |
| 112-hconres-143 | 112 | hconres | 143 | Congratulating the Navy and the current and former officers and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) on completion of the 25th and final deployment of the vessel. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | W000804 | 21 | Congratulates the Navy and the many crews of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) (Enterprise) on having provided the United States an incalculable service in international relations and engagement and in the prevention and winning of armed conflicts over the 51-year period of its service. Honors the service and memory of: (1) the 121 sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country while serving onboard the Enterprise, including the 30 that were killed in action during the Vietnam War; and (2) the 20 Enterprise sailors who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam War, the 3 who died while in captivity, and the 5 still listed as missing-in-action. Congratulates the nearly 100,000 current and former sailors who have served on the Enterprise and thanks them for their selfless sacrifice in service to the United States. | 2021-04-19T17:30:05Z | |
| 112-hr-6630 | 112 | hr | 6630 | Fort Hood Casualties Benefits Clarification Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-04 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] | TX | R | C001051 | 0 | Fort Hood Casualties Benefits Clarification Act - Requires that members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) who were killed or wounded in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and their family members be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors as were accorded the victims and the families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. | 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z | |
| 112-s-3647 | 112 | s | 3647 | Military Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-11-29 | 2012-11-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 2 | Military Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 2012 - Prohibits any person convicted under federal or state law of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, or incest from being commissioned or enlisting in the Armed Forces. Requires administrative separation from the Armed Forces, when not punitively discharged, for any member of the Armed Forces (member) on active duty, and any reserve member in an active status, who is convicted of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, or an attempt thereof (covered offenses). Allows the Secretary of the military department concerned to waive such a separation in the interests of national security on a case-by-case basis. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), with respect to any charge under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) that alleges any of the covered offenses, to require the military department Secretaries to restrict disposition authority to specified high-command officers authorized to convene special courts-martial under the UCMJ. States as the policy of the United States that any charge regarding the covered offenses should be disposed of by court-martial rather than non-judicial punishment or administrative action. Requires inclusion in a member's personnel service record of a substantiated complaint of a sexual-related offense. Requires commanding officer review of a member's history of substantiated sexual offenses upon a member's transfer to the new command. Requires sexual assault forms and records to be retained for at least 50 years. Amends the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to add additional required information within annual reports on sexual assaults involving members. Establishes an independent panel to review and assess UCMJ judicial proceedings involving sexual assault and related offenses for purposes of developing potential improvements to such proceedings. Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive policy to prevent and respond to sexual harassment in the Armed Forces. Requires related reports. | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-s-3644 | 112 | s | 3644 | Base Redevelopment and Indemnification Correction Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-11-28 | 2012-11-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] | IN | R | C000542 | 0 | Base Redevelopment and Indemnification Correction Act of 2012 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to expand the indemnification responsibilities of the Department of Defense (DOD) with respect to transferred property at former military installations to include all military installations closed since October 24, 1988, the date of enactment of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act. | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-sres-602 | 112 | sres | 602 | A resolution designating 2012-2013 as the "Year of the Korean War Veteran" and recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6979; text as passed Senate: CR S6979; text of measure as introduced: CR S6949) | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates 2012-2013 as the Year of the Korean War Veteran. Recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. Honors the contributions and sacrifices made by Korean War veterans. | 2019-02-20T22:51:51Z | |
| 112-hr-6595 | 112 | hr | 6595 | Joint Military Heritage Preservation Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-11-16 | 2012-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] | PA | R | B001269 | 2 | Joint Military Heritage Preservation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a joint Army-Navy storage and preservation facility at the United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, including for purposes of the storage and preservation of materials under the responsibility of the Naval History and Heritage Command. | 2019-02-20T22:42:52Z | |
| 112-hres-817 | 112 | hres | 817 | Expressing support for the designation of the Friday after Thanksgiving as the National Day of Recognition for Veterans' Families. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-11-16 | 2012-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] | SC | R | M001182 | 0 | Supports the designation of the National Day of Recognition for Veterans' Families. Honors and recognizes the contributions made by families of members of the Armed Forces. Encourages the people of the United States to observe such Day to promote awareness of the contributions of the families of such members and veterans. | 2019-02-20T20:02:20Z | |
| 112-s-3634 | 112 | s | 3634 | Joint Military Heritage Preservation Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-11-15 | 2012-11-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 1 | Joint Military Heritage Preservation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a joint Army-Navy storage and preservation facility at the United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, including for purposes of the storage and preservation of materials under the responsibility of the Naval History and Heritage Command. | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-sres-593 | 112 | sres | 593 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should leave no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for in the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-11-14 | 2012-11-14 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6801) | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it supports the U.S. Soldier's Creed and the Warrior Ethos, which state that "I will never leave a fallen comrade"; (2) it believes it is unacceptable to abandon the search efforts for members of the Armed Forces who are missing or captured in the line of duty; and (3) the United States, while beginning its strategic withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan, has a responsibility to continue fulfilling the promises made to members in a missing status or captured as a result of service in Afghanistan now or in the future. | 2021-12-20T13:50:20Z | |
| 112-sres-591 | 112 | sres | 591 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Raymond Weeks and his efforts in the establishment of Veterans Day. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-11-13 | 2012-11-13 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6761; text as passed Senate: CR S6761; text of measure as introduced: CR S6747) | Senate | Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] | AL | R | S001141 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day. Recognizes Raymond Weeks for his pioneering efforts in the establishment of Veterans Day. Honors the sacrifices of, and pays tribute to, the men and women in uniform at home and overseas. | 2019-02-20T22:51:42Z | |
| 112-hr-6580 | 112 | hr | 6580 | Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-10-26 | 2013-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 0 | Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012 - Provides that, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that a veteran who is enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system and obtaining supplemental dental or vision coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) is unable to pay the FEHBP premiums for such coverage because of financial hardship, such veteran shall not be responsible for such premiums. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide outreach to inform eligible veterans of the availability of such coverage, and (2) report every three years over a nine-year period to Congress on the implementation of providing such coverage to such veterans. | 2019-11-15T21:41:09Z | |
| 112-hr-6577 | 112 | hr | 6577 | To amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance under such program for certain training programs that are considered less than full-time. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-10-19 | 2013-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] | OH | R | J000292 | 0 | Amends the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to permit retraining assistance under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program to be used by a veteran to pursue a program of education for training on a less than full-time basis if the program consists of at least 16 seat-time hours (or the equivalent). | 2019-11-15T21:41:34Z | |
| 112-hr-6576 | 112 | hr | 6576 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to such travel. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-10-16 | 2012-10-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B001257 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected disability rated as total. | 2019-02-20T22:42:35Z | |
| 112-hr-6574 | 112 | hr | 6574 | Servicemember Mental Health Review Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-10-12 | 2012-10-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] | MN | D | W000799 | 3 | Servicemember Mental Health Review Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish within each military department a board of review to review determinations previously made that covered individuals separated from the Armed Forces have a mental condition not amounting to disability. Defines "covered individuals" as members and former members of the Armed Forces who have been separated from the Armed Forces since September 11, 2001, because of unfitness for duty because of a mental condition not amounting to disability, including separation on the basis of a personality disorder or adjustment disorder. Requires the Secretary to ensure that covered individuals receive notification of their right to a separation review by the appropriate Mental Health Discharge Board of Review. Requires the establishment of such Boards. Permits a Board to make specified recommendations to the Secretary with respect to a covered individual, including the recharacterization of the separation. | 2019-02-20T22:42:34Z | |
| 112-hr-6563 | 112 | hr | 6563 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-25 | 2012-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 0 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Requires priority employment for veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Provides for such employment in coordination with the Attorney General, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Interior. Directs the Secretary to establish a steering committee for assistance in providing such employment. Directs the head of each federal agency to develop a plan for exercising, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, current Department of Defense (DOD) and VA authority to hire qualified veterans for positions within the federal government. Includes as qualified veterans those who: (1) are disabled or recently separated; (2) served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; or (3) while serving on active duty, participated in a military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to ensure that, under such plans, agencies shall appoint no less than 10,000 qualified veterans during the five-year period. Requires the Director to report to the congressional veterans and oversight committees on activities carried out under this section. Requires a state, as a condition for receipt of a grant or contract from the VA for support of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, to establish a program which issues a license or credential to a veteran without requiring any training or apprentice… | 2022-03-01T05:34:22Z | |
| 112-sres-577 | 112 | sres | 577 | A resolution honoring the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6680; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6630-6631) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes and honors the service of the First Special Service Force (a military unit composed of volunteers from the United States and Canada) during World War II. | 2019-02-20T22:51:35Z | |
| 112-sres-581 | 112 | sres | 581 | A resolution designating October 26, 2012, as "Day of the Deployed". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6681-6682; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6632) | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Calls on the people of the United States to reflect on the service of U.S. Armed Forces members wherever they serve. Designates October 26, 2012, as "Day of the Deployed" and encourages observing such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. | 2019-02-20T22:51:37Z | |
| 112-hr-6488 | 112 | hr | 6488 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-21 | 2012-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19] | CA | R | D000612 | 9 | Permits a member of the Armed Forces (member) who is involuntarily separated from active duty or the Selected Reserve and who has a service-connected disability (and the member's dependents) to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a member entitled to retired or retainer pay. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that such authority is fully implemented within 90 days after the enactment of this Act. | 2019-11-15T20:49:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6527 | 112 | hr | 6527 | Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-21 | 2012-10-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] | WA | D | L000560 | 21 | Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to facilitate collaborative research to meet the long-term reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a service-connected genitourinary disability or a condition that was aggravated in the line of active duty, such as a spinal cord injury, that affects the veterans' ability to reproduce. Includes fertility counseling and treatment within authorized VA medical services. Directs the Secretary to furnish such counseling and treatment, including the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse or surrogate of a severely wounded veteran who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and who is enrolled in the VA health care system, as long as the spouse and veteran apply jointly for such counseling and treatment. Requires the Secretary to enhance the capabilities of the VA women veterans call center: (1) to respond to requests for assistance with accessing VA health care and benefits, and (2) for referral to community resources to obtain assistance with services not furnished by the VA. Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 relating to a pilot program of group retreat reintegration and readjustment counseling for women veterans recently separated from service to: (1) increase from at least 3 to at least 14 the number of locations for such counseling, and (2) extend the pilot program for an additional 2 years. Requires a pilot program under such Act relating to the provision of child care assistance for certain veterans receiving VA health care to be extended until two years after the program is established in the third Veterans Integrated Service Network. (Under current law, such program terminates two years after its original commencement.) Directs the Secretary to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing child care assistance to veterans receiving or in need of VA readjustment counseling a… | 2021-04-19T19:44:08Z | |
| 112-hr-6534 | 112 | hr | 6534 | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-21 | 2012-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] | ME | D | M001149 | 4 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Health Registry containing the name of each individual who, while serving in the Armed Forces, was stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada (Gagetown), during the period beginning on January 1, 1956, and ending on December 31, 2005, and who: (1) applies for care or services from the VA; (2) files a claim for compensation on the basis of any disability which may be associated with such service; (3) dies and is survived by a spouse, child, or parent who files a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation on the basis of such service; (4) requests a health examination from the VA; or (5) receives such health examination and requests inclusion in the Registry. Requires the Secretary, upon request, to provide such health examination, as well as consultation and counseling with respect to examination results. Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify individuals in the Registry of significant developments in research on the health consequences of potential exposure to a toxic substance or environmental hazard related to service at Gagetown; and (2) carry out appropriate outreach activities with respect to such health examinations, consultation, and counseling. | 2019-11-15T21:41:09Z | |
| 112-hr-6555 | 112 | hr | 6555 | To direct the Secretary of Defense to use the Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear material of the National Nuclear Security Administration. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-21 | 2012-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. | House | Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] | OH | R | T000463 | 6 | Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that category 0 and category I special nuclear material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is protected by the Armed Forces in accordance with the level of protection that is equivalent to the protection provided for nuclear weapons. | 2019-11-15T20:48:16Z | |
| 112-hres-802 | 112 | hres | 802 | Commemorating the 71st anniversary of the creation of the "Special Air Unit" of the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), which became known as the Flying Tigers. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-21 | 2012-10-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] | CA | D | C001080 | 0 | Commemorates the 71st anniversary of the creation of the Flying Tigers and the start of their combat operations in China during World War II. Commends the pilots and other members of the Flying Tigers who served as representatives of the American ideals of liberty, freedom, and friendship on Chinese soil. Recognizes the Flying Tigers for their inspiring contributions to the defense of China and the United States during World War II. | 2019-11-15T20:49:33Z | |
| 112-s-3614 | 112 | s | 3614 | HAVEN Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 2 | Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2012 or HAVEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. Requires such grants to be used to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of disabled or low-income veterans (at a specified limited or no cost to such veterans). Limits grant amounts to $1 million per organization. Requires the Secretary to direct the oversight of grant fund use. Requires a minimum of 50% matching funds by participating organizations. | 2019-02-20T23:44:04Z | |
| 112-s-3617 | 112 | s | 3617 | A bill to ensure sufficient sizing of the civilian and contract services workforces of the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 7 | Instructs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that the civilian and contract services workforces of DOD are sufficiently sized, taking into account military strategy requirements and military end-strength. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a report that assesses the sufficiency of the sizing of the DOD civilian and contract services workforces. Requires such report to assess whether such sizing is consistent with federal workforce management and sourcing laws. | 2019-02-20T23:44:05Z | |
| 112-hconres-138 | 112 | hconres | 138 | Recognizing Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-20 | 2013-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] | AL | R | B000013 | 1 | Recognizes Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day. Recognizes Raymond Weeks for his pioneering efforts in the establishment of Veterans Day. Honors the sacrifices and pays tribute to the men and women in uniform at home and overseas. | 2019-11-15T21:41:34Z | |
| 112-hr-6455 | 112 | hr | 6455 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-20 | 2012-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 0 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Requires priority employment for veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Provides for such employment in coordination with the Attorney General, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Interior. Directs the Secretary to establish a steering committee for assistance in providing such employment. Directs the Secretary of Labor to commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans seeking employment with access to computing facilities in order to: (1) match veterans with available jobs based on veterans' skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and (2) allow employers to post information about available jobs. Directs the Secretary, as a condition of a grant or contract to a state for certain veterans' employment and training programs, to require the state to demonstrate the consideration of any military training received by a veteran when approving or denying a commercial driver's license or a certification to be a nursing assistant or certified nursing assistant, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for specified veterans' benefits contracts and grants to ensure that each state receives sufficient funding to support at least one disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and one local veterans' employment representative per 5,000 square miles of service delivery area within the state. Directs the Secretary of Labor, during the one-year period beginning on the date … | 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z | |
| 112-hr-6464 | 112 | hr | 6464 | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept certain documents as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-20 | 2012-10-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] | NV | R | H001055 | 2 | Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept any of the following as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund: (1) the name of the eligible person included on the Approved Revised Reconstructed Guerilla Roster (commonly known as the "Missouri List"); (2) documents included in the claims folder of the eligible person that prove such service, including an affidavit from the government of the Philippines certifying such service; or (3) any other documents issued or accepted by the government of the Philippines as proof of such service. Authorizes the Secretary to make a payment to such an individual filing a claim within 180 days after the enactment of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:41:09Z | |
| 112-hr-6471 | 112 | hr | 6471 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the employment of an additional instructor for units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps in which a large percentage of the student population is enrolled. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-20 | 2012-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] | CT | D | M001169 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned, if more than 15% of the qualified students at a secondary educational institution are enrolled in its Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) unit and the institution has fewer than three program instructors, to detail additional active-duty officers and employ additional retired members of the Armed Forces to serve as an instructor. Requires the Secretary concerned to cover the entire cost of employment of any additional instructors. | 2019-11-15T20:49:33Z | |
| 112-s-3603 | 112 | s | 3603 | A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 0 | Designates the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling VA Clinic." | 2019-02-20T23:43:59Z | |
| 112-hr-6443 | 112 | hr | 6443 | To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling VA Clinic". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-19 | 2012-12-21 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] | FL | D | W000797 | 24 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling VA Clinic." | 2019-11-15T21:41:18Z | |
| 112-s-3554 | 112 | s | 3554 | Simulated Tactical Flight Training Study Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 0 | Simulated Tactical Flight Training Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide for an appropriate federally funded research and development center to study the effectiveness of simulated tactical flight training in a sustained gravity environment. | 2021-12-20T13:53:37Z | |
| 112-s-3555 | 112 | s | 3555 | Careers for Veterans Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] | NC | R | B001135 | 2 | Careers for Veterans Act of 2012 - Directs the head of each federal agency to develop a plan for exercising, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, current Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) authority to hire qualified veterans for positions within the federal government. Includes as qualified veterans those who: (1) are disabled or recently separated; (2) served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; or (3) while serving on active duty, participated in a military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to ensure that, under such plans, agencies shall appoint no less than 10,000 qualified veterans during the five-year period. Requires a state, as a condition for receipt of a grant or contract from the VA for support of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, to establish a program which issues a license or credential to a veteran without requiring any training or apprenticeship if such veteran: (1) receives a satisfactory score on completion of an examination administered by that state, and (2) has at least 10 years of experience in a military occupational specialty that is similar to the civilian occupation for which such license or credential is required. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) furnish each one-stop (job search) center with a list of all Internet websites and applications identified as beneficial for veterans in pursuit of employment; and (2) coordinate with public and private entities to identify websites and applications not included on such list that match veterans seeking employment with available jobs based on skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and allow employers to post information about available jobs. Expands VA small business contracting goals to include small businesses fully, but conditionally, owned by one o… | 2019-02-20T23:43:39Z | |
| 112-s-3564 | 112 | s | 3564 | Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-19 | 2012-12-28 | Became Public Law No: 112-235. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] | CT | ID | L000304 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 11, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 to: (1) require any appointment to the Public Interest Declassification Board to be for three years from the date of the appointment, (2) remove the requirement that a Board member appointed to fill a vacancy before the expiration of a term serve for the remainder of such term, and (3) extend Board authority through 2014. | 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z | |
| 112-sres-567 | 112 | sres | 567 | A resolution honoring the life and career of George Hickman. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6469-6472; text as passed Senate: CR S6471; text of measure as introduced: CR S6466-6467) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commends the life of George Hickman, his service to the United States as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II, and his role as an aviation pioneer. Recognizes the service George Hickman performed for his country and his significance as a role model for African-American military pilots. | 2019-02-20T22:51:31Z | |
| 112-hr-6414 | 112 | hr | 6414 | Renovate and Enhance Veterans' Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-14 | 2012-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | B001242 | 3 | Renovate and Enhance Veterans' Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2012 or REVAMP Act of 2012 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible veterans service organizations for repairs and rehabilitation of their existing facilities. Defines "eligible veterans service organization" as: (1) a tax-exempt entity organized on a local or area basis; and (2) a local or area chapter, post, or other unit of a national, regional, statewide, or other larger entity of which local or area chapters, posts, or units are members (but not any such national, regional, statewide, or other larger entity itself). Prohibits an eligible veterans service organization from receiving such grant amounts, for any single fiscal year, in an amount exceeding the lesser of the cost of the proposed repair or rehabilitation or $200,000. Makes a grant recipient ineligible to receive another such grant until after five succeeding fiscal years. Prohibits the use of such grants for construction or acquisition of a new facility. | 2019-11-15T20:53:13Z | |
| 112-hr-6393 | 112 | hr | 6393 | Veterans Health Access Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-13 | 2012-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-8] | AZ | D | B001279 | 1 | Veterans Health Access Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, when it is determined that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are not capable of furnishing economic hospital care or medical services because of geographical inaccessibility or the care or services required, to determine whether or not to furnish such care or services to a veteran in a non-VA facility. Requires such determination to be made within 30 days following the request for such care or services. Amends the Wounded Warrior Act to authorize the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to allow any former member of the Armed Forces with a severe injury or illness to receive necessary medical and dental care in a non-VA facility when such care is determined by the member's physician to be in their best interest. Extends such authority through 2016. | 2019-11-15T21:41:18Z | |
| 112-hr-6401 | 112 | hr | 6401 | To require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] | PA | R | M001181 | 5 | Directs the Secretary of Labor to commence a one-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans seeking employment with access to computing facilities in order to facilitate their access to websites that: (1) match such veterans with available jobs based on skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and (2) allow employers to post information about available jobs. Requires the Secretary to provide such veterans with assistance in using such facilities. Repeals a required annual report from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the use of authorities for retaining experienced nurses in the Veterans Health Administration. | 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z | |
| 112-hr-6381 | 112 | hr | 6381 | HAVEN Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-12 | 2012-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] | TX | D | G000553 | 8 | Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2012 or HAVEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. Requires such grants to be used to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of disabled or low-income veterans (at a specified limited or no cost to such veterans). Limits grant amounts to $1 million per organization. Requires the Secretary to direct the oversight of grant fund use. Requires a minimum of 50% matching funds by participating organizations. | 2022-03-01T06:43:08Z | |
| 112-s-3530 | 112 | s | 3530 | A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | NV | R | H001041 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish a process for determining whether individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or in the Philippine Scouts while in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and who are not included in the Missouri List are eligible for certain benefits relating to their U.S. service. | 2019-02-20T23:43:27Z | |
| 112-hr-6372 | 112 | hr | 6372 | Veterans Employment Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-11 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] | CO | R | C001077 | 3 | Veterans Employment Act of 2012 - Instructs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consider all qualified veterans before any non-veterans for employment in the competitive service at the VA. Requires the VA to consider, among qualified veterans, those with a service-connected disability having a rating of 30% before considering non-service-connected disabled veterans. Requires the Director of the VA to submit annual reports to Congress with respect to the hiring of veterans in the competitive service. | 2019-11-15T21:41:34Z | |
| 112-hr-6374 | 112 | hr | 6374 | To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Georgia, as the "Trinka Davis Veterans Village". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-11 | 2012-11-29 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] | GA | R | G000550 | 8 | Designates the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Georgia as the "Trinka Davis Veterans Village." | 2019-11-15T21:41:18Z | |
| 112-hr-6375 | 112 | hr | 6375 | VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-11 | 2012-10-05 | Became Public Law No: 112-191. | House | Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] | FL | R | M001144 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 19, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012 - Title I: Construction Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2013 at VA medical centers in: (1) Seattle, Washington; (2) Dallas, Texas; and (3) Miami, Florida. Authorizes appropriations for such projects. Provides project funding limitations. Title II: Extensions of Certain Expiring Authorities - Extends through FY2013 VA default procedures with respect to guaranteed loans to veterans. Extends through 2013 VA authority: (1) to operate a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines; (2) to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and related services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans; (3) to provide expanded services and housing assistance to homeless veterans; (4) for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; and (5) to use contract physicians to perform VA medical disability examinations. | 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z | |
| 112-hres-777 | 112 | hres | 777 | Commemorating the 70th anniversary and commending the brave men of the 17th Bombardment Group (Medium) who became known as the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders" for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombing of Tokyo on April 18, 1942. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-11 | 2012-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] | TX | R | O000168 | 4 | Commends the 5 living and 80 original members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for their participation in the Tokyo, Japan, bombing raid of April 18, 1942. Recognizes the valor, skill, and courage of the Raiders that proved invaluable to the eventual defeat of Japan during the Second World War. Acknowledges that the actions of the Raiders helped to forge an enduring example of heroism in the face of uncertainty for the Army Air Corps of the Second World War, the future of the Air Force, and the United States as a whole. | 2021-04-19T17:45:28Z | |
| 112-s-3526 | 112 | s | 3526 | Military Religious Freedom Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-11 | 2012-09-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 5 | Military Religious Freedom Act of 2012 - Requires the Armed Forces to accommodate the conscience and sincerely held moral principles and religious beliefs of its members concerning the appropriate and inappropriate expression of human sexuality, and prohibits the Armed Forces from using such conscience, principles, or beliefs (beliefs) as the basis of any adverse personnel action, discrimination, or denial of promotion, schooling, training, or assignment. Prohibits any member from: (1) directing, ordering, or requiring a chaplain to perform any duty, rite, service, or function that is contrary to his or her beliefs; or (2) discriminating or taking any adverse personnel action against a chaplain for refusing to comply with a direction, order, or requirement that is against his or her beliefs. Prohibits a military installation or other property owned, rented, or under the jurisdiction or control of the Department of Defense (DOD) from being used to officiate, solemnize, or perform a marriage or marriage-like ceremony involving anything other than the union of one man with one woman. | 2019-02-20T23:43:26Z | |
| 112-hr-6367 | 112 | hr | 6367 | Man in the Sea Memorial Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-09-10 | 2012-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B001257 | 0 | Man in the Sea Memorial Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to permit a third party to establish and maintain, at a suitable location at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard (District of Columbia) a memorial to honor members of the Armed Forces who have served as divers and whose service in defense of the United States has been carried out beneath the waters of the world. Prohibits the use of federal funds for designing, procuring, preparing, installing, or maintaining the memorial. | 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z | |
| 112-hr-6357 | 112 | hr | 6357 | To prohibit the extrajudicial killing of United States citizens, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-03 | 2012-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] | OH | D | K000336 | 3 | Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the use of extrajudicial force against a citizen of the United States. Prohibits anyone, including the President, from instructing an employee or an agent of the United States from engaging in, or conspiring to engage in, the extrajudicial killing of a U.S. citizen. Requires the President to submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate: (1) a report on the identity of each U.S. citizen that is on the list of the Joint Special Operations Command or the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a high value individual or a high value target, and (2) a written assurance that no U.S. citizens are being added to such list. Defines "extrajudicial killing" to mean a premeditated and intentional use of lethal force against a U.S. citizen, but excludes from such definition the use of force in certain circumstances, including against a U.S. citizen whose guilt has been adjudicated consistent with due process of law, who is directly participating in hostilities in a zone of active armed conflict and the United States is a party to such conflict, or against whom force is required by law enforcement personnel for purposes of self defense, defense of others, or enabling the release of hostages. | 2021-09-28T14:40:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6277 | 112 | hr | 6277 | Keep America Secure Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] | NY | D | S000480 | 0 | Keep America Secure Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from purchasing equipment or military aircraft containing non-U.S. manufactured electronic components. Allows the Secretaries to waive the application of such prohibition respecting such a purchase if it is determined that such application would be inconsistent with the public interest or would result in unreasonable costs to DOD or DHS. Directs the Secretaries to jointly establish a classification system for electronic components be based on how sensitive the components, and the final products containing such components, are to national security. Requires the Secretaries to jointly study the prevalence of counterfeit electronic components in the supply chains of DOD and DHS and options for addressing such issue. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6285 | 112 | hr | 6285 | To provide for the conveyance of the former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] | PA | R | T000467 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to Derry Township, Pennsylvania, all interest of the United States in a parcel of real property, including improvements, that contains the Mifflin County Army Reserve Center located at 73 Reserve Lane, Lewistown, Pennsylvania, to permit the township to use such parcel for a regional police headquarters and other public purposes. Permits the Secretary to lease the real property to the township until the time such property is conveyed to the township. Requires the township to cover costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred in carrying out the conveyance, including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. Prohibits the township from using federal funds to cover any part of conveyance costs or to cover the costs for the design and construction of any facility on the property. Instructs the township to begin using the property for public purposes before the end of a five-year period beginning on the date of such conveyance. | 2019-11-15T20:46:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6290 | 112 | hr | 6290 | To prohibit the deployment of a unit or individual of the United States Armed Forces or element of the intelligence community in support of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization military operation absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress for such deployment. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] | OH | D | K000336 | 3 | States that it is the policy of the United States: (1) to protect the role of Congress as a coequal branch of government and ensure protection of its constitutional authority to declare war and support the Armed Forces; (2) to prevent the need for U.S. and international military intervention abroad through the utilization of diplomacy to resolve issues of concern to the United States and the international community; and (3) that no federal funds may be used to carry out any North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military operation or to deploy a unit of individual of the U.S. Armed Forces or an element of the intelligence community (IC) in support of a NATO military operation unless the President determines that such operation is warranted and seeks express prior authorization by Congress, as required under the Constitution. Provides an exception in the case of a military operation to directly thwart or repel an offensive military action launched against the United States or an ally with whom the United States has a mutual defense assistance agreement. Prohibits any unit or individual of the U.S. Armed Forces or IC element from being deployed in support of a NATO military operation absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress, unless under the exception described above. | 2019-11-15T21:07:22Z | |
| 112-hr-6293 | 112 | hr | 6293 | Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] | CA | D | G000559 | 9 | Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (the Act) concerning the protection of servicemembers against default judgments to require a plaintiff, before filing an affidavit, to conduct a diligent and reasonable investigation to determine whether or not the defendant is in military service, including a search of available records of the Department of Defense (DOD) and any other available information. Doubles the penalties for first and subsequent violations of the Act. Allows a veteran on whose behalf a complaint of a violation of employment or reemployment rights is made by the Attorney General (AG) to intervene in such action, and to obtain appropriate relief. Requires the AG, within 60 days after receiving a referral of an unsuccessful attempt to resolve a complaint relating to a state or private employer, to notify the person on whose behalf the complaint is submitted of either the decision to commence such an action or of when such decision is expected to be made. Requires, in the latter case, such decision to be made within an additional 30 days. Requires the AG to commence such an action when there is reasonable cause to believe that a state or private employer is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of such employment and reemployment rights and benefits, and that the pattern or practice is intended to deny the full exercise of such rights and benefits. Provides the Special Counsel with subpoena power to require the attendance and testimony of, and production of documents from, federal employees, to be enforced through the Merit Systems Protection Board. Authorizes the AG to issue and serve a civil investigative demand for the production of documentary material relevant to an investigation under the Act. | 2021-04-19T19:42:38Z | |
| 112-hr-6294 | 112 | hr | 6294 | To amend titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code to authorize the establishment of units of the National Guard in American Samoa. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 2 | Amends federal armed forces provisions, National Guard provisions, and military pay provisions to include American Samoa as a territory, thereby authorizing the establishment of National Guard units in American Samoa, as well as related authority with respect to National Guard personnel. | 2021-04-19T19:42:38Z | |
| 112-hr-6297 | 112 | hr | 6297 | Reducing Barriers to Veterans' Benefits Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] | MI | R | B001271 | 0 | Reducing Barriers to Veterans' Benefits Act - Presumes a service connection, for veterans' benefits purposes, for diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both, for veterans who, during active military service: (1) were assigned to a military occupational specialty in which the veterans were likely to be exposed to a level of acoustic trauma sufficient to result in permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, or both; or (2) served in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities. Directs the Secretary of each military department to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces under their jurisdiction receives an audiometric test at the 8000 Hz frequency (or an equivalent test) to evaluate the hearing of such member during the 90-day period before the member is discharged, separated, or retired. | 2019-11-15T21:41:09Z | |
| 112-s-3487 | 112 | s | 3487 | Audit the Pentagon Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] | OK | R | C000560 | 8 | Audit the Pentagon Act of 2012 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to require the financial improvement and audit readiness plan of the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that: (1) a complete and validated statement of DOD budgetary resources is ready by the end of FY2014, and (2) the full set of DOD consolidated financial statements for each of FY2017 and thereafter are ready in a timely manner and in preparation for audit. Provides that DOD financial statements shall cease to be covered by specified DOD financial reporting requirements upon the issuance of an unqualified audit opinion (UAO) on such statements. Directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to report to Congress on each DOD report required to be submitted to Congress that: (1) would no longer be necessary if their financial statements were audited with a UAO, and (2) interferes with DOD capacity to achieve such an audit. Provides specified DOD program thresholds for reprogramming of funds without prior notice to Congress if a military department obtains an audit with a UAO on its statement of budgetary resources for any fiscal year after 2013. Provides that, if a military department obtains such an audit, then a specified amount shall be available for the payment of certain bonuses for DOD civilian employees determined to have made beneficial contributions to the achievement of the department mission. Outlines bonus exclusions and limitations. Requires additional qualifications and responsibilities of the Comptroller and certain other DOD financial management officials upon the failure to obtain an audit with a UAO on its statement of budgetary resources for FY2014. Provides that if a military department fails to obtain such an audit for FY2017, then the following shall not be available to such department for such fiscal year and thereafter: (1) the program thresholds and bonus payments authorized under this Act, and (2) the expenditure of funds for major defense acquisition program activities beyond Mil… | 2019-02-20T23:42:54Z | |
| 112-s-3488 | 112 | s | 3488 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay to each individual entitled to post 9/11 educational assistance who is pursuing a program of education with a focus on science, technology, engineering, or math a lump-sum payment of $2,000 per academic year, or fraction thereof for enrollment lasting less than a year. Makes such amount in addition to any other educational assistance to which the individual is entitled. | 2019-02-20T23:42:54Z | |
| 112-s-3503 | 112 | s | 3503 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of work-study allowances by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | Revises the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a work-study allowance for certain activities of individuals receiving educational assistance through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to direct the Secretary to utilize the services of at least one such individual at each educational institution that has an office established to provide assistance to veterans enrolled in an approved program of education at the institution. Includes as a qualifying work-study activity: (1) any activity of a local government veterans agency related to providing assistance in obtaining benefits under the VA or the laws of that state; and (2) any federal, state, or local government entity, as the Secretary considers appropriate. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | |
| 112-s-3511 | 112 | s | 3511 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 2 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, or care. | 2019-02-20T23:43:02Z | |
| 112-s-3515 | 112 | s | 3515 | Protect America's Privacy Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 2 | Protect America's Privacy Act of 2012 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to prohibit the targeting of a person outside the United States when a significant purpose of the acquisition is to acquire the communications of a particular, known person reasonably believed to be within the United States, except in accordance with FISA title I (Electronic Surveillance). Prohibits receiving into evidence any information obtained in an acquisition against any U.S. person for which a deficiency in the procedures for acquiring such information is identified by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Provides an exception if the government corrects any deficiencies so identified, at that time permitting use or disclosure under such minimization procedures as the Court shall establish for such purposes. Prohibits a communication from being acquired under FISA title VII if the government knows before or at the time of acquisition that the communication is to, or from, a person reasonably believed to be in the United States. Provides exceptions when there is reason to believe that: (1) the communication concerns international terrorist activities directed against the United States or activities in preparation therefor; (2) the target reasonably believed to be outside the United States is an agent of a foreign group engaged in international terrorism or activities in preparation therefor; or (3) the acquisition is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily harm. Requires the government to separately handle or otherwise manage a communication acquired under title VII to, or from, a person reasonably believed to be in the United States so that there shall be no access to the communication, except in accordance with title I or provisions of this paragraph. Allows the access to, and use of, such acquisition for up to seven days if there are conditions similar to the above exceptions. Requires annual audits from the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Justice (DO… | 2019-11-15T21:55:26Z | |
| 112-sres-544 | 112 | sres | 544 | A resolution congratulating the Navy Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6012-6013; text as passed Senate: CR S6012; text of measure as introduced: CR S5992) | Senate | Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] | WV | D | M001183 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the Navy Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary. | 2019-02-20T22:51:21Z | |
| 112-sres-545 | 112 | sres | 545 | A resolution commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Air Force Weather. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6012-6013; text as passed Senate: CR S6012; text of measure as introduced: CR S5992) | Senate | Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] | NE | R | J000291 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 75th anniversary of Air Force Weather. | 2019-02-20T22:51:21Z | |
| 112-hr-6248 | 112 | hr | 6248 | Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-01 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] | CA | R | C000059 | 17 | Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) 14 C-27J aircraft that are excess to DOD needs and that acceptable for use by the Forest Service for wildfire suppression purposes. Grants the USDA Secretary priorty over other federal agencies regarding such transfers. Allows the DOD Secretary during FY2013-FY2017 to sell aircraft and aircraft parts that are excess to DOD needs to persons or entities contracting with the federal government for wildfire suppression purposes. | 2019-11-15T21:09:01Z | |
| 112-hr-6261 | 112 | hr | 6261 | ASAP Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-01 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] | TX | R | G000552 | 19 | Armed Services Always Paid Act of 2012 or ASAP Act of 2012 - Provides for funding the pay and allowances, without interruption, of members of the Armed Forces, including reserve personnel, during any period of lapsed appropriations. | 2019-11-15T20:49:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6266 | 112 | hr | 6266 | Military Health Care Protection Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-08-01 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | R000594 | 0 | Military Health Care Protection Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) career military personnel and their families endure unique and extraordinary demands and make extraordinary sacrifices over the course of a 20-30 year career, and (2) those decades of sacrifice constitute a significant pre-paid premium for health care during a career member's retirement that is over and above what the member pays with money. Prohibits any cost-sharing requirement under the Department of Defense (DOD) pharmacy benefits program, as well as deductibles under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), from being increased by a percentage greater than that year's percentage increase in retired pay. Prohibits CHAMPUS inpatient charges from exceeding 25% of their total cost or $708 per day. Prohibits, beginning with FY2013, the maximum annual limit on charges under CHAMPUS from being increased by a percentage greater than that year's percentage increase in retired pay. Prohibits former members of the Armed Forces who are entitled to retired pay, as well as dependents of members who died while on active duty or from an injury, illness, or disease incurred while on active duty, from being charged an enrollment fee for CHAMPUS coverage or from being subject to denial of claims for coverage based on failure to enroll. | 2019-11-15T20:49:33Z | |
| 112-sres-534 | 112 | sres | 534 | A resolution congratulating the Navy Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-31 | 2012-07-31 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5737-5738) | Senate | Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] | WV | D | M001183 | 0 | Congratulates the Navy Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary. | 2019-02-20T22:51:09Z | |
| 112-s-3454 | 112 | s | 3454 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-30 | 2013-01-14 | Became Public Law No: 112-277. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 28, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Title I: Budget and Personnel Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice (DOJ); (9) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (10) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (11) National Reconnaissance Office; (12) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGIA); and (13) Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized above and the authorized personnel ceilings for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the congressional appropriations committees and the President. (Sec. 103) Allows the DNI to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY2013 (by not more than 3%) when necessary for the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires notification of the congressional intelligence committees in the exercise of such authority. Requires the DNI to establish guidelines for each element of the intelligence community (IC) to govern the treatment under authorized personnel levels of employment or assignment in: (1) a student program, trainee program, or similar program; (2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or (3) details, joint duty, or long term, full-time training. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account for FY2013, as well as for personnel for elements within such Account. Title II: C… | 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z | |
| 112-s-3457 | 112 | s | 3457 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-30 | 2012-09-19 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 476. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 47 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Requires priority employment for veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Provides for such employment in coordination with the Attorney General, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Interior. Directs the Secretary to establish a steering committee for assistance in providing such employment. Directs the Secretary of Labor to commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans seeking employment with access to computing facilities in order to: (1) match veterans with available jobs based on veterans' skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and (2) allow employers to post information about available jobs. Directs the Secretary, as a condition of a grant or contract to a state for certain veterans' employment and training programs, to require the state to demonstrate the consideration of any military training received by a veteran when approving or denying a commercial driver's license or a certification to be a nursing assistant or certified nursing assistant, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for specified veterans' benefits contracts and grants to ensure that each state receives sufficient funding to support at least one disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and one local veterans' employment representative per 5,000 square miles of service delivery area within the state. Directs the Secretary of Labor, during the one-year period beginning on the date … | 2022-01-12T15:10:15Z | |
| 112-hr-6188 | 112 | hr | 6188 | Military Family Leave Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-25 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 9 | Military Family Leave Act of 2012 - Entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Allows such leave to: (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate. Allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request. Provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave. Prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights. | 2021-04-19T19:41:50Z | |
| 112-hres-740 | 112 | hres | 740 | Expressing support for the designation of March 13 as "K-9 Veterans Day", in order to recognize the service and improve the treatment of military working dogs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-25 | 2012-08-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | P000595 | 2 | Expresses support for the designation of K-9 Veterans Day and for efforts to recognize the service of military working dogs and their handlers. | 2019-11-15T20:49:33Z | |
| 112-s-3441 | 112 | s | 3441 | Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-25 | 2012-07-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 4 | Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) 14 C-27J aircraft that are excess to DOD needs and that acceptable for use by the Forest Service for wildfire suppression purposes. Grants the USDA Secretary priorty over other federal agencies regarding such transfers. Allows the DOD Secretary during FY2013-FY2017 to sell aircraft and aircraft parts that are excess to DOD needs to persons or entities contracting with the federal government for wildfire suppression purposes. | 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z | |
| 112-hr-6171 | 112 | hr | 6171 | Protecting Veterans Pension Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-24 | 2012-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16] | FL | R | R000583 | 3 | Protecting Veterans Pension Act - Provides that if a veteran eligible for a pension for service or for a non-service-connected disability, or the spouse of such veteran, disposes of a resource that was part of such veteran's estate for less than its fair market value within three years before applying for such pension, then the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall deny or discontinue the pension payment for months beginning on the date of such disposition and ending when the uncompensated value of such resource is reached. Provides the same denial or discontinuance in the case of a veteran eligible for an increased pension payment on account of a child, unless the Secretary determines that such denial or discontinuance would work an undue hardship. Applies the same denial or discontinuance, with the same undue hardship exception, in the case of: (1) a veteran's surviving spouse who disposes of a covered resource for less than fair market value within such period, and (2) an increased pension for such spouse on account of a child. Requires the Secretary, at the time a veteran, surviving spouse, or child applies for such a pension, to: (1) inform the individual of such requirements, and (2) obtain information to determine whether a period of ineligibility for such payments will be required. Requires annual reports from the Secretary, through 2023, on the administration of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:41:09Z | |
| 112-s-3429 | 112 | s | 3429 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-24 | 2012-07-31 | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5724-5725) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 2 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Requires priority employment for veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Provides for such employment in coordination with the Attorney General, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Interior. Directs the Secretary to establish a steering committee for assistance in providing such employment. Directs the Secretary of Labor to commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans seeking employment with access to computing facilities in order to: (1) match veterans with available jobs based on veterans' skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and (2) allow employers to post information about available jobs. Directs the Secretary, as a condition of a grant or contract to a state for certain veterans' employment and training programs, to require the state to demonstrate the consideration of any military training received by a veteran when approving or denying a license or certification as a nursing assistant, certified nursing assistant, commercial driver, emergency medical technician EMT-B or EMT-1, or emergency medical technician-paramedic. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for specified veterans' benefits contracts and grants to ensure that each state receives sufficient funding to support at least one disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and one local veterans' employment representative per 5,000 square miles of service delivery area within the state. Directs the Secretary of Labor, during the three-… | 2022-01-12T15:03:19Z | |
| 112-sres-527 | 112 | sres | 527 | A resolution designating August 16, 2012, as "National Airborne Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-24 | 2012-07-24 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5318; text as passed Senate: CR S5318; text of measure as introduced: CR S5308) | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 23 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates August 16, 2012, as National Airborne Day. | 2019-02-20T22:51:06Z | |
| 112-s-3418 | 112 | s | 3418 | BEST Practices Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-23 | 2012-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 1 | Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2014, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2016, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. Prohibits the use of animals in such training after the latter date. Provides an exception when the Secretary determines that human-based training methods will not provide an educationally equivalent or superior substitute for live animal-based training methods. Requires an annual report from the Secretary to the congressional defense committees on the development and implementation of the human-based training methods, as well as any exceptions implemented. | 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z | |
| 112-s-3405 | 112 | s | 3405 | Veterans Small Business Protection Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-19 | 2012-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | NV | R | H001041 | 3 | Veterans Small Business Protection Act of 2012 - Treats a small business acquired by the surviving spouse or dependent from a member of the Armed Forces killed during active duty as a small business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran, for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) small business contracting goals and preferences. Continues such treatment for the period beginning on the date of the member's death and ending on the earlier of: (1) the date on which the surviving spouse remarries or relinquishes such ownership interest or ten years after the member's death, or (2) the date on which the surviving dependent relinquishes such ownership interest or ten years after the member's death. | 2019-02-20T23:40:52Z | |
| 112-sres-519 | 112 | sres | 519 | A resolution designating October 30, 2012, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-16 | 2012-08-01 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5898) | Senate | Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] | CO | D | U000038 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates October 30, 2012, as a national day of remembrance for U.S. nuclear weapons program workers, including uranium miners, millers, and haulers. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-hr-6107 | 112 | hr | 6107 | VETS Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-12 | 2012-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | R000053 | 38 | Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2012 or VETS Act of 2012 - Allows a health care professional who is authorized to provide health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and who is a licensed professional to practice at any location in any state, the District of Columbia, or U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession, regardless of where the professional or patient is located, if the professional is using telemedicine to provide treatment. Allows such treatment regardless of whether such professional or patient is located in a facility owned by the federal government. | 2021-09-28T14:38:10Z | |
| 112-hr-6111 | 112 | hr | 6111 | Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-12 | 2012-09-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] | NV | R | H001055 | 2 | Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) payments made to veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for expenses related to such aid and attendance. | 2022-03-01T06:43:08Z | |
| 112-hr-6123 | 112 | hr | 6123 | Fulfilling Our Promise to Student Veterans Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-12 | 2012-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M001163 | 0 | Fulfilling Our Promise to Student Veterans Act of 2012 - Amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to include among the members and former members of the Armed Forces authorized to request the correction of erroneous Army College Fund benefit amounts those members serving on active duty at the time the request is submitted. Reauthorizes through 2015 any payments required in connection with such corrections. | 2019-11-15T20:49:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6101 | 112 | hr | 6101 | Student Veteran ACE Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-11 | 2012-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] | CA | D | C001080 | 16 | Student Veteran Academic Counseling Enhancement Act or Student Veteran ACE Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to make educational counseling available to students pursuing an approved program of education while using educational assistance provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Secretary to: (1) assign one educational counselor per 100 of such students in a geographical area, and (2) provide adequate opportunities for such counseling to such students in remote areas. Requires a student who is a veteran to receive such counseling, unless the student specifically declines, while allowing non-veteran students to elect to receive such counseling. Outlines counselor responsibilities, including assistance with applications for such educational assistance, as well as academic counseling and transition assistance. Requires each student to attend at least one counseling session per quarter, semester, or term, unless such attendance would place an undue hardship on the student. Requires an annual report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans committees on such counseling. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense to provide individualized, one-on-one educational counseling to an individual considering pursuing a program of education with assistance furnished through the VA or the Department of Defense (DOD), unless such individual declines. Outlines counseling elements. Repeals the fiscal year funding limit ($6 million) for VA contract educational and vocational counseling. Requires the Secretary to establish a system to collect, process, and track complaints submitted by individuals enrolled in VA programs of education and reporting instances of fraud, waste, and abuse by the educational institutions with respect to benefits and services provided. | 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z | |
| 112-sjres-47 | 112 | sjres | 47 | A joint resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate July 26 as United States Intelligence Professionals Day. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-11 | 2012-07-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 14 | Designates July 26 as United States Intelligence Professionals Day. | 2019-02-20T22:52:45Z | |
| 112-hr-6095 | 112 | hr | 6095 | Morris Soskil Path to the Purple Heart Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-10 | 2012-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] | FL | D | D000610 | 38 | Morris Soskil Path to the Purple Heart Act - Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned, in the case of an individual who served as a member of the Armed Forces during World War II and whose service records are incomplete because of damage while in the possession of the Department of Defense (DOD), to provide an exception to the standards for awarding the Purple Heart and consider unofficial sources of information, including eyewitness statements, to determine whether the individual is so eligible as a member killed or wounded in action as the result of an enemy act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to make such an award based upon a positive determination by the Secretary concerned. Allows such an award to be made posthumously. | 2021-04-19T19:40:16Z | |
| 112-s-3367 | 112 | s | 3367 | Deterring Public Disclosure of Covert Actions Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-07-10 | 2012-07-10 | Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. | Senate | Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] | NC | R | B001135 | 0 | Deterring Public Disclosure of Covert Actions Act of 2012 - Prohibits the receipt, retention, or other possession of a security clearance for access to classified information by any individual who: (1) serves as an officer, employee, contractor, or member of a federal advisory board, or otherwise possesses an active security clearance; (2) is known or determined to have publicly disclosed classified details relating to a covert action; and (3) makes such disclosure or discusses such details without prior authorization from an original classification authority. | 2019-11-15T21:43:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6071 | 112 | hr | 6071 | Veterans Medical and Prosthetic Research Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] | GA | D | B001252 | 0 | Veterans Medical and Prosthetic Research Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for FY2012 for medical and prosthetic research within the Veterans Health Administration. Rescinds an identical amount from unobligated funds for the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012. | 2019-11-15T20:51:19Z | |
| 112-hr-6073 | 112 | hr | 6073 | Dignified Burial of Veterans Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B001257 | 6 | Dignified Burial of Veterans Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish a casket or urn of sufficient quality for a dignified burial for the burial in a national cemetery of a deceased veteran with no next of kin, or other person claiming the body of the deceased veteran, and who is without sufficient resources to cover burial and funeral expense. Prohibits the furnishing of such casket or urn in the case of a veteran convicted of a federal or state capital crime. Requires the Secretary, in the case of a deceased veteran with no next of kin and without sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial expenses, to ensure that the entity responsible for transporting the body to a national cemetery for burial notifies the VA as to whether such veteran was cremated and steps taken to ensure that such veteran has no next of kin. Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional veterans committees on VA compliance with industry standards for caskets and urns. | 2022-02-03T05:56:53Z | |
| 112-hres-720 | 112 | hres | 720 | Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal and the men and women who currently and have previously worked on Arsenal Island. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-06-29 | 2012-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] | IA | D | L000565 | 1 | Recognizes: (1) the 150th anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, and (2) the importance of maintaining the government owned and operated manufacturing capabilities provided by the Arsenal to the U.S. Army and our national defense. | 2019-11-15T20:50:56Z | |
| 112-s-3353 | 112 | s | 3353 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] | NC | R | B001135 | 0 | Requires a state, as a condition for receipt of a grant or contract from the Department of Labor for support of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, to establish a program which issues a license or credential to a veteran without requiring any training or apprenticeship if such veteran: (1) receives a satisfactory score on completion of an examination administered by that state, and (2) has at least 10 years of experience in a military occupational specialty that is similar to the civilian occupation for which such license or credential is required. | 2019-02-20T23:40:28Z | |
| 112-s-3354 | 112 | s | 3354 | Transition Assistance Advisor Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 2 | Transition Assistance Advisor Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish, as part of the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense (DOD), a Transition Assistance Advisor (TAA) program to provide professionals in each state to serve as statewide contacts to assist members of the Armed Forces in accessing benefits and health care furnished by DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires a minimum number of TAAs in each state based on the number of Army and Air National Guard members in such state. Provides additional TAA duties, including the provision of a military-to-civilian transition plan for such members and their families. | 2019-02-20T23:40:29Z | |
| 112-hr-6044 | 112 | hr | 6044 | Volunteer Veterans for Cemetery Service Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-06-27 | 2012-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] | PA | R | P000585 | 0 | Volunteer Veterans for Cemetery Service Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Secretary of the military department concerned to accept voluntary services performed by a veteran or veterans organization at a national cemetery, including the veteran's sharing with visitors of the story of the veteran's military service. | 2019-11-15T21:41:20Z | |
| 112-hr-6046 | 112 | hr | 6046 | Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2012-06-27 | 2012-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 33 | Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 - Considers a person a spouse, for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans' benefits, if the marriage of the individual is valid in the state in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Includes as a state the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. territories and possessions. | 2021-04-19T19:39:29Z |
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